Parasocial interaction
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Parasocial interaction refers to a kind of psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers in mass media. PSI is described as an illusory experience,
Twitch streamer Jinnytty during a broadcast in front of unseen viewers. Personalities seen regularly through mass media, such as livestreams, may come to be perceived as friends by the viewer.
David Letterman interviewing Teri Garr on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. Television viewers may develop parasocial relationships with celebrities or presenters seen on television.
A YouTube vlogger greeting his viewers as "friends"
Celebrity worship syndrome
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Celebrity worship syndrome is an obsessive addictive disorder in which a person becomes overly involved with the details of a celebrity's personal and professional life. Psychologists have indicated t
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…Audience capture – Online influencer phenomenon. Celebrity worship syndrome – Disorder involving obsession with celebrities Contact hypothesis – Psychological hypothesis about intergroup contact…
Elvis Presley signing autographs for young female fans in Minneapolis, Minnesota in June 1956. Photo taken by The Minneapolis Tribune reporter Powell F. Krueger
Michael Jackson at the White House.